"The new Silvaco custom IC CAD design tools provide
a solid platform for our customers to design power management ICs from
schematic through layout to tapeout, using PolarFab's PBC4 process,"
said Steve Kosier, Vice President of Engineering, PolarFab. "This
process design kit includes parameterized cells for all of the fifty
active and passive components."

"Silvaco's PDK development methodology really
shines with the challenge of a fifty element BiCMOS/DMOS process,"
said Kenneth Brock, vice president of marketing for Silvaco. "We
were able to complete a comprehensive PDK in a fraction of the time
it takes to develop PDKs for other design tool flows."

PBC4 monolithically integrates dense, low-voltage CMOS
and bipolar control circuitry with power DMOS transistors. This 0.5um
BCD process features dual gate oxides (5.5V and 16V), complementary
N- and P-channel MOSFETs with 5V, 7V, 16V, 30V and 40V (NMOS only) capabilities,
vertical NPN (VNPN) & lateral PNP (LPNP) bipolar transistors, and
a variety of passive elements. PBC4 is suitable for a wide array of
smart power and power management IC applications. Silvaco PDKs are available
for immediate download from PolarFab's customer support website.

About PolarFab

Headquartered in Minnesota, PolarFab is the only US-owned,
pure-play semiconductor foundry in the country. The company provides
silicon solutions for customer-designed integrated circuits (ICs) through
proven design methodologies accessing a broad range of bipolar and BiCMOS
manufacturing processes. PolarFab's focus is on exceptional customer
support provided by a creative, flexible and responsive staff of professionals.
The company offers six-inch and eight-inch wafer processing, testing
and failure analysis services meeting the analog, mixed signal and smart
power IC requirements of fabless and fab-lite semiconductor companies.
For more information call 1-800-882-3472 or visit the company online
at www.polarfab.com.